He usually didn't work with others. At least not after the incident. Instead, the bluebird preferred to rely on technology, specifically technology he himself designed and built. He also wanted to prepare himself for every eventuality rather than rely on others to bail him out.

That's how he got into his current mess. He wanted to practice escaping from captivity, so he had himself shackled. In case he failed to escape in a timely manner, a timer was set to free him after an hour.

Unfortunately for him, the timer experienced a fatal error. In the event of a timer failure, he was supposed to be released immediately. Instead, the ai contacted the local superhero agency. He began to panic. How was he going to explain this? What if a villain found him in this vulnerable state first? Can he free himself in time?